Device for holding mufflers



Sept- 23,1930. l H. s. PowELL 1,776,394

DEVIAGE FOR HOLDING MUFFLERS Filed March 5o, 1928 yPatented Sept.j23, 1930 i STATES, PATENT-wm 1 Appncationmeanarch 3o, 192s; vserial No. 266,066.

My invention relates to a device for holding positionwitlrrelation to table 1 by adjustable muiiersand I declare the following to be a collars'12, 12 held inposition by winged set full, clear, concise and exact description bolts 14:, 14; "Theends of clamps 7p, 8 contiguf thereof sufcient to enableanyone skilled in ouswith rods 10, 11v rare'bentto form sleeves y y* 5 the art to which it appertains to make and use or sockets at 15,15 adapted to slide upon their' 5o the same, reference-being had to the accom respective rods 10,11.y Clamping member 8 p'anying drawingsfiny which rlike reference `has a lreyway formed at 16 in its socket'l, ycharacters refer to like parts throughout the Awhereby to cooperate with key 18 of rod 11 to specifications, prevent said clamp 8 from turning on rod 11 *1o The object of the invention is to provide a as'apivot. The otherclamp 7', however, turns 55 device adapted to hold a'muiiler of the dumbfreely on rod 10 asa pivot. f l

bell or other type made up of cups held to- .The means for holding' the outer" annular getherby stay rods while tightening the nuts yportions 9, 9 of clamps 7, S'in'spaced relation y y on opposite ends'of said stay rods. By the to each other and for moving clamp?, towards ilse of'rthis device both nuts on the opposite `clamp 8 embodies a lever arm Q0 pivoted atf21 6o ends of each stay rod can be'tightenedsimulto the enlarged part'at 22 of clamp 8." Lever taneously. Y arm 2O extends across both clamping members i The yobject will beunderstood by referring 5 Sand'has a handleQBiforined on its freeend,

,n Q to the drawings in which; whereby to swingsaid lever'arm' 20 on its pivf j Fig.v 1 is a perspective view of the device ot 21to move clamping member 7 towards the 65 showin`g a dumb-bellmuiiier indotted lines7 other 8 for vthe purpose `of holding the muiiler.

in assembled position thereto.` A. Y "In order to effect this movement of clampp Fig.V 2 is a frontfelevation of the device member a roller25 is mountedto turn showing a dumb-bellrmufer assembled there-y foira headed bolt26 jas an axle. Bolt 26 passes y vMito andpart's broken away.' *through apertures made intlever arm' 2O and 70 L@ .p ,30 3." VSaidrecess Sis circular in shape at its E8, whereby to forma housing to aidin holding 7- Referring more yparticularly to the ydrawbracket 27 that is in spaced relation Itoand ings'the invention Yembodies standards 1, 1 'bolted at oneend'to the 'under side of lever I ,that support at a convenient location from the arm 2O and atthe otherjpivotedto the under loorfashelf or table`2 having an open recessy sdeof enlarged part 22 of clampingmember i inner end and adapted for the reception of the clamping vmembers 7 anlfv the same horir l f ""gconnecting tube 4 of the muffler 5. r "Zoiital plane.l

y v l, The upper muiiier is held in place by clamp- Roller is adapted 'to make contactwith ing members 7 8 thatare equipped with an- `-the'ad]acentlaterallsurface of clamping meml l35 nular or spoon shaped portions'9, 9adapted to ber 7 and'to'ride up the beveled or cam surface 80 conform to the curvature Vof muiiler 6.l made in enlarged part 31 thatis formedin- :Clamps 7 8 are in each instance supported in tegral with movable clamping member 7. a horizontal position by upright rods 10, 11L upstanding 'auxiliary `handle 32 is 'Y which support also table 2` by. being pro--"mounted to. leverv arm 2() to aidin rocking jected through suitable apertures in said'table' said arm S20.` Acrossfbare is mounted to the .35

f2' and welded thereto. f'Roads'l, 11 arethe upper 'rends yof :upright lrods 10,;11 to aidin J respective extensions of standards 1, 1 being holdingy the 'same in given'relation.y lreduced to formS shoulders for table 2 upon?.y SoclretseO, 40 conforming to the shape of a 'which to rest i i nut 'arei countersunk in the' top surface t of :lf- 4.5'. kClamps 7,"8 are suspended predeterminedljtable lgwhereby to receive and holdthelower 9 setv of'nuts 4l stationary, while the upper set 'Y is turned on stay rods 42, thereby drawing y.said stay rods longitudinally through the* muiiier and tightening the set ofnuts 4l, 4l disposed in sockets 40,40 against the contiguous end-surface of part 6 or 6a of the inulHer 5.

The operation of the device ,is efected by placing a muler either of the dumb-bell type having two larger cylindrical parts 6, 6a conneet-ed by a tube 4 whereby tube 4 will fit within opentrecess. The end surface of an enlaroed part 6 or 6a will rest upon theedges of table 2 contiguous to recess 3 with the ends of stay rods 42,42 having nuts 41, 41 loosely Y mounted thereto at either endpreliminary tok .being turned upfin a tight manner. One set of nuts 41, v4lwill restin sockets-4,0, 40.` The contiguous ends of stay rods 4 2 will project Y' through suitable. apertures 50,50'made in table 2 in the center of each of the socketsf40.`

u Clampingmember 7 is moved, whereby ,toV i' Clamp, the enlarged part 6 y or 6@ oi'lthe mufier between'the outer .annular portions 9, 9er

.clamping members 7 and 8, by manipulating arm20. *Y f Ordinarily an'electric" wrench, not shown,

V41,v V41 on rods 42, 4,2 when 'the muiiier is in Athe above mentioned position, AThe tightening of the upper set of nuts 4l, 4l lv illalso .automatically tighten thelovver set of nuts 41, y 4l resting in sockets 40,40. However, muffler VContact with'said cam'surfaoe, and the mem f obers. for moving said roller. against'said cam f.

forsupporting a muffler, clamping members'Y Y supported above said table whereby to hold said muffler, one of said members havingY a cam surface thereon, a roller adapted to make surface, whereby `to move the end of one oiz said clamping members towards the other.

In testimony whereofl have afiiXed my Y signature. s f

Hifnuaianris.l POWELL will be. used to tighten the `uppersetV of nuts ,V5.is reversed, -whereby the Vset of nuts 4l, l :Q in sockets 40, 4()y willrbe uppermost for convenienee in'turning themup tightlyjagainst jj the contiguous end surface of mui'lier 5.

' u vIlavin'g. thus described-,my invention what Y -I claim asy new and desire to securejby Let-l f ters APatentis as follows Ina device forholdingmuliiers,atable i f havingsockets for the*dispositiony of nutsY therein, clamping. members disposed above said table, whereby toengage said muffler, .l

gagement4 with saidv muiileng.

having Vsockets for 'holdings nuts, clamps -located. above the table for holding the muiiier oversaid. sockets, and a rock arm adapted t0 VV move. onev of 'said clamps into contact with said muffler.V

' 4. In aV device Yfor holding muliiers, means for supporting a mufiier, clamping .members 'disposed above irst namedmeans to hold said Irllrliier, CnS-Of Saidlmembers haviiiga'eaniff 1 i, surfaoeand `a.rolleradaptedtomake,contact f i .f Vwithsaid camsurfac`e,-whereby toniove the.;` j.

end of one o-saiLd-clampingmembers towards V` alever for moving said elampsintoenrloo 

